Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City CentrevsDakota Edinburgh
Both hotels are highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh scores significantly higher than Dakota Edinburgh. Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh is ranked #20 in Edinburgh with accolades from 6 reviewers such as Jetsetter, Star Service and Time Out.
Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh City Centre
80 High St., The Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 1TH, Scotland
From $112/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Time Out
"Originally the Scandic Crown. ... A clean-cut, sleek and monochromatic look with subtle Scottish motifs. Service standards are high, and you'll walk out of reception on to the Royal Mile." Full review
Star Service
"This hotel is in an excellent location for business and pleasure, and although it bares some brash modern garb, it is as soft as a plush toy when compared with the edgier Point Hotel nearby." Full review
Frommer's
"Location, location, location: If you want to be right in the thick of it, you can't beat this hotel." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"You’ll find no tartan here, despite the 16th-century exterior - inside it’s contemporary all the way." Full review
Jetsetter
"A stay on Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile, with full Scottish breakfast and welcome prosecco." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"Rooms are modern and well-equipped, with flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, great beds, and pillow menus, and some have views of the Royal Mile." Full review
Fodor's
"The Radisson Blu is a solid business-like hotel with good facilities, including a swimming pool, a spa and eight meeting rooms. Rooms are spacious, too, and there's a car park for guests." Full review
Dakota Edinburgh
Ferrymuir Retail Park, South Queensferry, Edinburgh EH30 9QZ, Scotland
From $104/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Oyster
Upscale
"The upscale, 132-room Dakota Edinburgh is a fabulously stylish hotel, seven miles from the airport, in what, from the outside, appears to be a forbidding black cube." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"A sinister black tower in an unprepossessing retail park just south of the Forth bridges hides a sleek and sexy hotel." Full review